Leon Black
Leon Black (born c. 1932)
Teams coached: Texas Longhorns
Texas record: 106-121 (.467)
Overall record: 106-121 (.467)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1972, 1974)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 1 (1972)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Southwest Regular Season Champion: 2 (1972, 1974)
Awards:
- Southwest Coach of the Year: 1 (1974)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1967-1976 | Texas |
| 19??-1967 | Texas (asst) |
Leon Black Facts
- Leon Black
- Born c. 1932
- Hometown: Martins Mill, Texas
- Alma Mater: University of Texas (BA, 1953)
- Played basketball at Texas for three seasons under head coaches Jack Gray (1950-51) and Slue Hull (1951-53)
- Spent some time as an assistant at his alma mater, working under head coach Harold Bradley
- Took over as head basketball coach in 1967, going 106-121 over nine seasons at the helm
- Won two Southwest titles and went to the NCAA Tournament in both of those years (1972 and 1974)
- Integrated the Texas team, recruiting the first seven African-American players in program history
- Among the players he coached was future NBA player Johnny Moore
- Resigned from his position in 1976 following a 9-17 (4-12) campaign
- Inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor in 1989 for his contributions as a coach
Leon Black Coaching Tree
- Johnny Moore (Fresno Heatwave)
